Since COVID-19 vaccines were first developed and distributed, anti-vaccine activists have attempted to capitalize on the institutional mistrust some Black Americans have for the medical system by invoking the legacy of the Tuskegee Study.
the COVID-19 hospitalization rate was over two times greater among Black New Yorkers than among white New Yorkers during the Omicron wave in December 2021 and January 2022 in New York City.
The report makes a direct link between lower vaccination levels among Black New Yorkers and increased levels of hospitalizations. “COVID-19 vaccines play a central role in preventing infection and particularly in preventing serious illness. We observed delays in primary series vaccination among Black New Yorkers and lower rates of booster doses among eligible Black New Yorkers by winter 2021 when the Omicron surge began.
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